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A SOS to any green thumbs out there
I have always found gardening to be therapeutic and it has given me great joy. However, after a major crisis with Mr Darcy's health I have not had been able to get back into it. Have other gardeners suffered from a similar hiatus and how have you recovered and got going again?
Darcy
PS have a spot that needs filling any recommendations for a 1m high cool climate white flower plant?
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AdgeSenior Contributor
My Hibiscus shrubs (Appleblossom & Swan Lake) seem so much happier (healthier) - with me turning the Retic on a few times a week (since fixing most leaks).
They're looking glossier-leaved, & are flowering more (already).
Swan Lake Hibiscus is covered in White flowers - plus many of the bright Pink flowers (sported back to) on same bush.
Adge
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Hibiscus Swan Lake - Normal (White)
Sported (reverted) to Pink (on same Bush).
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AdgeSenior Contributor
Hibiscus Appleblossom - mine is not looking this healthy.
It's leaves are frazzled (fried)....
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Unknown userMember
@Smc I have found a garden group to go to 🌹.
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Unknown userMember
@Adge your two tone hibiscus reminds me of some double grafted standard roses that were (? still are) available - they had a pink and white combo which were similar to your plant (the roses were Bonita and iceberg if I remember rightly).
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
One garden bed weeded this afternoon with a small traielr load of waste ready for the dump.
Weekend chore is to do some pruning to make it a full trailer load.
I did have plans of wipper snipping this ave but the garden clean took much longer than anticipated.
I have 2 banana plants in pots ready to go in the newly vacent garden. Another job for the weekend.
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DeterminedSenior Contributor
And darling is excitted because she has more space to fill with pot plants.
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SmcSenior Contributor
Lovely @Former-Member. 🙂 I hope you enjoy it.
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Unknown userMember
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Making slow but steady progress in the back yard. Happy with our proposed garden bed layout and have made a start on putting the garden beds together.
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